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    ICOM IC-PW2 HF/50 MHz ALL Band 1 kW Linear Amplifier

    Anyone know the release date for this AMP? Seems like it has been in the catalogs but not yet available for 2 years now.
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    Interfering With Neighbors TV

    Its a little more complicated than that. TV stations can be VHF Lo, VHF Hi, or UHF. The type of TV (old tube) doesn't have anything to do with the frequency. A few years ago most TV stations moved to the UHF band. When you see someone selling a 'Digital' Antenna, it is almost surely only...
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    anytone 5555 and lincolon2 audio quality

    I used a Lincoln for a while. I did not have any problems with the audio quality. My only issue was the adjacent channel rejection. It picked up bleedover like crazy.
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    Gizmotchy and Jo Gunn Star Series

    I have a Gizmotchy 4 element. Works fine, but I have nothing to compare it to. At least 70% of the time there is very little difference between horizontal and vertical. Not sure if a Shooting Star is the same way, or maybe this thing is more of a circular polarization instead of true...
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    Another new(?) Ranger

    Is there really a market for an AM only, 10 meter radio?
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    Lets logically end the LMR-400 debate.

    I used with a maco 5/8w. no problems, other than it was stiff as a witch in January and almost as bad even in August.
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    Eagle Tomahawk Export 10 Meter Radio

    Its no Icom or Kenwood, but considering you can probably get it for less than 100 bucks, it is OK.
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    SB200 Help Needed

    Thanks. Yes. I should have mentioned previously. I did check all the diodes in the power supply. All tested good. As well as those 30k resistors. I have tested again with the tubes removed, and I'm still seeing smoke
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    SB200 Help Needed

    Thanks for this most helpful reply. Sign yourself up to be an Elmer to new hams.
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    SB200 Help Needed

    I have picked up an SB200. I changed out the Caps on the power supply board and changed the RF input connector over to a normal Coax connector, and installed the Softkey. When I got the amp, the power supply board was dark (burned) in the area of the 30k resistors. It seems that changing...
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    4 element vs 5 element M104C or M105C help...

    If you have the room for a 5 element, and the $$$, go for it. Otherwise, the 4 element will work just fine. In a side by side real world shoot, out, the difference between the two would be negligible.
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    Reclaim LSB 16

    And what frequency is 16, for those of us without channel displays?
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    FM

    Back in the early 80's when I got into SSB, LSB and USB were packed full of people every day between 36 and 40. People didn't hesitate to get on USB. In fact people outside of the US still use a lot of USB today.
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    11 meter is very quiet?

    What time of day did you hear Australia? I heard some AZ and CA coming into the east coast over the weekend, but nothing any farther away.
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    (Mobile) Lincoln II +

    I got a Lincoln +2 v3 and overall was happy with it. The receive was nearly as good as my Yaesu 840, but my biggest complaint is it picked up a ton of bleedover from strong stations on adjacent channels.
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    SWR'ing a K40

    I have the K30 antenna. Same thing as the K40 just shorter. I had to trim the whip to get decent SWR, the built in adjustment wouldn't let me go below 3:1 on CH 40
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    Looking for a moonraker antenna?

    Super cool item, and would love to be running a Moonraker, but I can't imagine paying more than about 600 bucks for one. Performance is really identical to the Maco Shooting Star so not sure how how to justify the premium.
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    new Icom 718 owner question

    The meter is just a cheap Radio Shack combo Power/SWR meter. I am less concerned with the absolute reading and am more using it as a point of reference. The Yaesu FT840 gives a much higher average reading than the Icom does. Peak meter readings aside, I'd expect both radios to produce...
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    new Icom 718 owner question

    I picked up a used 718. Question on the power output. I've got the mic gain set at about 75% on SSB and get good movement on the ALC meter. If I whistle in the mic I see the full 100 watts out. However while speaking into the mic, peaks barely hit 50w and average is down around 20. On...
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    Base Moxon

    I build one and used it on 11. No noticeable improvement over a Maco 5/8